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Destroy, Erase, Improve...

Mark Twight weighs in on doping First off, in the interest of clarity, I love watching individuals push themselves beyond their own self-imposed limits, and past limits established by consensus thinking. I love crushing myself that I may eventually improve. I am afraid of and enjoy everything attending that process. What I cannot condone is the shortcuts taken to achieve what appears to...

I’m a “Sprinter”...

After reading MFT’s last post “I’m Here for the Hard” I have a few thoughts I would like to ad. No one is saying winning a sprint is not hard. From reading the post it seems that with very few exceptions the entire field was in MS150 mode and no one was even trying to make it a race. Chasing down attacks only to then sit on is a lame tactic unless you are riding...

I’m Here For The Hard...

As I am battling some serious writers block Mark Twight is once again stepping up and giving us his insights on his journey as a cyclist. The forecast promised cold, wet weather. I’ve been doing my homework though and I wanted to test my clothing solutions as well as my legs and my head. I knew what I was getting into. I relished it. When referee blew the start whistle it was 43...